On Thursday, Ballmer held a company meeting to inform employees of Microsoft's progress and indicated that a new plan of action is imminent.

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"We have this week written to parents to inform them of the situation and invite them to a meeting to discuss this further, " he said.

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Although the meeting was primarily to inform local residents about the drilling of the second well concerns were raised by the residents about the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing possibly being used on the site.

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